Brenda Carrell

Review of UT McDonald Observatory

I've lived in Texas my whole life and always wante...

I've lived in Texas my whole life and always wanted to make this trip to Fort Davis, but never got around to it. Shame on me!! I remember in my youth, before all the light pollution (yes, I'm a fossil ), being able to just walk out the door and see the night sky that I saw last night. It was a clear, crisp night, and the moon would not rise until long after we left the observatory, so there were stars aplenty to see. The telescopes set up for viewing only brought into view, literally, billions more stars we could not see with the naked eye. We were able to see both Venus and Uranus, and to say the least, I was completely geeked out. The staff are friendly, knowledgeable, and eager to share their knowledge. They clearly love what they do. It was my first visit...but it won't be my last!